nett
IPA: nˈɛt
Root Word: Nett
noun
- A surname.
- Obsolete form of net. [A mesh of string, cord or rope.]
adjective
- (dated) Alternative spelling of net (remaining after expenses or deductions). [(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.]
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Examples of "nett" in Sentences
- Es ist nett, Herr Arnold, dass sie dies mit uns teilen.
- The "reply-to" field has the email address wrong, the ".nett" on the end should have only one t, as in ".net"
- And that is just to get a nil nett effect on the atmosphere and before allowing for CO2 releases from soil humus oxidation.
- The nett result was a loss of soil humus carbon to the atmosphere that negated the effect of storing carbon in the charcoal.
- "nett" lift, is obtained by deducting the weight of the structure, cars, machinery and other fixed weights from the gross lift.
- There will be serious problems in China, because of food shortages, since bthey have already moved from nett food exporter to nett food importer.
- The nett saving to the tax payer even after replacing his car and paying for the helicopters/road repairs will be far greater than the cost of all the damage done by thieving toebags.
- There's a level of debt in proportion to income that the world will accept as manageable, and there's a level of short-term nett borrowing that will be acceptable through a temporary period of difficulty.
- For the less familiar, pumped storage is a nett consumer of power and smooths the peaks and troughs of demand by either using surplus (coal, gas or nuclear) power to pump water up hill or releasing it back down hill to generate hydro power.
- Therefore, they work together as part of a larger symbol - the entire church building itself, and their 'nett effect', so to speak, is to "make metaphysical stirrings not only plausible but irresistible within even the soberest hearts", as Alain de Botton says.
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